Chapter 1335 Press it all, leaving no reserve team
At the enemy headquarters in Wushan'ao, the radio station started flashing red lights at dawn.
Zhou Liang put down his earphones a few minutes later and hurried to Li Hao to report: "Regiment Commander, the political commissar sent us an urgent message. The Japanese and puppet troops operating in our base area will begin to withdraw at dawn."
Hong Linfeng was so happy that he almost jumped up and shouted excitedly: "Captain, our judgment is right."
"Without ammunition and supplies, their revenge will not last long."
"We have been preparing here for so long, and we finally got the little devil here."
"This is indeed good news!" A smile flashed across Li Hao's lips.
But he quickly disappeared and analyzed with a serious look: "But we can't be happy too early."
"It is undeniable that in the next battle, in addition to the terrain advantage in our hands, the military advantage and firepower advantage are all in the hands of the Japanese. Any accident may lead to our defeat."
Hong Linfeng's expression also became serious, and he looked at Li Hao and replied: "Don't worry, commander, all participating troops of the garrison regiment and the independent regiment are all lurking in place according to the combat plan. I have explained the combat mission to Commander Zhou several times, and it will definitely not happen."
Something went wrong."
Li Hao shook his head: "I'm not worried about the troops here."
"The soldiers have rested for several days. They are full of energy, well-equipped, and have sufficient ammunition. They will definitely be able to catch the Japanese by surprise."
"But there are less than 2,000 of us and more than 5,000 of the Japs. The disparity in military strength is so great that relying on ourselves alone is like a snake swallowing an elephant."
"So in my battle plan, the troops commanded by Zhao Wen must also participate."
"They have been operating around the Japanese and puppet troops, fighting and moving around day and night. They must be very tired."
"There is also the composition of their troops. Due to the heavy casualties, many comrades are captive soldiers who have just been added to the army."
"Whether Zhao Wen can lead the troops to move into place on time and successfully complete the combat tasks assigned to them by the headquarters is the key to whether we can win this battle."
"Another concern is that we have too few troops participating in the battle. In order to narrow the huge gap in strength between the enemy and our own armies and reduce the combat pressure on the soldiers, all available troops will participate in the battle and no reserves will be left."
"This means that if any unit on the battlefield encounters an accident, we will have no reinforcements and can only rely on them."
The expression on Hong Linfeng's face became more and more serious. He and Captain Zhou had both seen the battle plan, and it was indeed like this.
At first they didn't agree.
In his eyes, not leaving a reserve team on the battlefield is equivalent to leaving no escape route for yourself. Either you win or you lose, and there is no third situation.
It's like a gamble that puts all your wealth and life on it, the risk is too great.
But after listening to Li Hao's explanation, they painfully realized that this battle had to be fought this way.
If the Japanese and puppet troops are allowed to leave the base area, the remaining Japanese and puppet troops can immediately launch a new round of raids as long as they gather ammunition and supplies, and it will not take more than a week.
The garrison must not have recovered at that time.
More importantly, after the experience and lessons brought by this defeat, the Japanese and puppet troops who came back will definitely pay special attention to logistics and not give the garrison any opportunities to take advantage of.
There is no opponent in frontal force, and there is no opportunity to take advantage of the logistics line. Facing a new round of heavy raids by the Japanese and puppet troops, the garrison will definitely be defeated.
Use all the strength of the garrison to gamble with the Japanese and fight this battle.
Even if they lose, the garrison can still bite off a piece of flesh from the Japanese and severely injure them.
If you want to attack the garrison again, in addition to gathering enough baggage and ammunition, you must also make up for the lost troops.
With the current strength of the Japanese army in North China, it would take at least three months to accomplish this.
With this three-month buffer period, even if the garrison regiment loses the battle and loses its troops, it can still take advantage of the opportunity to do a lot of things. It should be easy to disrupt the next round of raids by the Japanese and puppet troops through other means.
If the battle is won, the severely damaged Japanese and puppet troops will not be able to attack the garrison for at least a year.
Such a long time is enough for the garrison to regain its strength, face greater challenges, and even capture Datong...
With this idea in mind, even though they knew that the garrison was taking huge risks in fighting this battle, the two of them still chose to support it without hesitation.
Seeing the constant changes in Hong Linfeng's expression, Li Hao directly began to give orders: "Call back the political commissar immediately."
"As soon as the Japanese and puppet troops withdraw, the task of restoring the base area will be handed over to him."
"At the same time, gather all doctors and medicines in the base area to prepare for a large number of wounded."
"We also need to form a stretcher team with a capacity of 1,000 people to transport the wounded after the battle begins."
"Send a telegram to Zhao Wen, commander of the Laiyuan Independent Battalion."
"One-third of the troops were left behind to continue harassing and blocking the Japanese and puppet troops' mopping up troops along the way."
"Others, in squad and platoon units, rushed here to gather and prepare to join the battle."
"Send telegrams to the other two independent battalions, taking advantage of the Japanese and puppet troops' eagerness to withdraw from our base area, laying more mines and traps on the roads they must pass, and seizing the last opportunity to kill and injure them in large numbers."
"Chief of Staff, Commander Zhou, the three of us will go down separately to inspect the positions of each company. We must ensure that they are not exposed before the battle. After the battle begins, we will inflict heavy damage on the Japanese and puppet troops as soon as possible, surround them, and prevent them from breaking out.
opportunity, forcing them to ask for help from outside."
Li Hao's calculation was particularly accurate. At three o'clock in the afternoon the next day, the East Road mopping up troops retreated to the Wushanao ambush position.
With the cover of aircraft in the sky, the road ahead was also inspected over and over again by aircraft, but no trace of the Eighth Route Army's activities was found.
The Japanese and puppet troops who were marching in a hurry did not have any vigilance and got into the pocket formation in a mighty manner.
The headquarters is nearly two kilometers away from the battlefield. Although it is a bit far away, the terrain is high, and you can have a panoramic view of the entire battlefield from here.
Li Hao stood at the lookout, staring at the battlefield with a very serious expression.
Hong Linfeng and Captain Zhou stood nearby, their expressions obviously more solemn.
The escorting Japanese planes kept passing over their heads to make sure there were no ambushes around the raiding force.
The battle will begin in ten minutes, and the plane must still be above everyone's head.
There are six aerial bombs and hundreds of aerial bullets on the plane. If used properly, they will definitely cause huge casualties to the ambush troops.
If the ambush position is blown open by an aircraft and the Japanese are allowed to break out, the entire ambush battle will be defeated.
Therefore, this aircraft was the biggest variable in the entire ambush battle.
Seeing the plane passing over everyone's heads again, a trace of worry clearly flashed across Hong Linfeng's solemn face.
I couldn't help but remind: "Captain, this plane brings too many variables. A bomb will destroy at least one of our platoons. If it concentrates its bombing at one point, the Japanese in the ambush circle will break out from this point."
Our encirclement can easily be torn open."
"Don't worry, the Japanese planes have no chance of bombing us." Li Hao replied with a cold snort.
"According to the battle plan, after the attack started, the artillery and infantry were not moving. In addition to the ones we captured from the Japanese reinforcements and brought by Zhao Wen, we had a total of 106 mortars of various calibers, mountain cannons, infantry cannons, and 21 field cannons.
Door."
"Except for the mountain field artillery and infantry artillery, which are difficult to move and are temporarily immobile, the remaining 106 mortars are all scattered around the battlefield in platoon units."
"I have prepared 6,000 rounds of artillery shells for the Japanese. I will fire them all out within half an hour after the ambush begins. I will attack wherever there are many Japanese and do not give the Japanese a chance to break out."
"This means that if planes want to bomb, they can only bomb our artillery scattered everywhere, and the results will be limited."
"When all six aerial bombs are used up, the infantry will then go out to narrow the encirclement and trap the remaining Japanese and puppet troops."
"At that time, the Japanese and puppet troops in the pocket formation will truly become food on our plates, and we can eat them as we want."
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